Assembly Bill A2375

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires data collection on homeless persons in homeless shelters

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A2375 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §43-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2980
2011-2012: A3326
2015-2016: A4693

2013-A2375 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires data collection on homeless persons served by a homeless project including reasons why such person becomes homeless and enters a homeless facility; requires annual report be made to governor and legislature.

2013-A2375 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2375

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN,
  COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to data  collection
  on certain homeless persons

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
43-a to read as follows:
  S  43-A.  DATA  COLLECTION  ON CERTAIN HOMELESS PERSONS. 1. A HOMELESS
PERSON WHO IS SERVED BY  A  HOMELESS  PROJECT,  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION
FORTY-TWO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  SHALL  BE IDENTIFIED BY HIS OR HER SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER OR, IN THE CASE OF A HOMELESS STUDENT WHO DOES NOT  HAVE
A  SOCIAL  SECURITY NUMBER, BY HIS OR HER STUDENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
SUCH IDENTIFICATION NUMBER  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR  THE  SOLE  PURPOSE  OF
COLLECTING  ANONYMOUS  DATA,  INCLUDING  THE REASONS SUCH PERSON BECOMES
HOMELESS AND FIRST ENTERS A HOMELESS FACILITY;  THE  VARIOUS  FACILITIES
SUCH  PERSON  RESIDES IN DURING THE COURSE OF HIS OR HER PERIOD OF HOME-
LESSNESS; AND THE LENGTH OF TIME FROM ORIGINALLY BECOMING HOMELESS UNTIL
SECURING  PERMANENT  HOUSING,  AT  WHICH  TIME  SUCH  NUMBER  SHALL   BE
DESTROYED.
  2.  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSIST-
ANCE SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO  IMPLEMENT  THE
PROVISIONS  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL REPORT ANNUALLY
TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING THE DATA GATHERED PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION AND ANY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DRAWN THEREFROM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the office of tempo-
rary and disability assistance shall promulgate  rules  and  regulations
necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act prior to such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06656-01-3

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